Regional Council of Coquimbo
| Consejo Regional de la Región de Coquimbo | |
Coat of arms of the Coquimbo Region | |
| Regional legislative body overview | |
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| Formed | 1993 |
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| Jurisdiction | Coquimbo Region, Chile |
| Headquarters | La Serena, Chile |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent Regional legislative body | Regional Government of Coquimbo |
The Regional Council of the Coquimbo Region (Spanish: Consejo Regional de la Región de Coquimbo), commonly known as CORE Coquimbo, is the regional council of the Coquimbo Region in Chile. It serves as the normative, decision-making, and oversight body within the scope of the Regional Government of Coquimbo and is responsible for ensuring citizen participation at the regional level and exercising the powers conferred upon it by the relevant organic constitutional law.[1] Its headquarters are located in the city of La Serena.
The council is composed of 16 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's three provinces: 8 from Elqui Province, 4 from Limarí Province, and 4 from Choapa Province.[2] Councillors serve four-year terms and may be re-elected for a maximum of two additional terms. Until 2021, the council elected a president from among its members by absolute majority; following a constitutional reform enacted in 2020, the presidency of the regional council is held by law by the Regional Governor.[3]
Current Regional Council
The Regional Council for the 2025–2029 term is composed of:[4]
| Province | Councillor | Party | Term | |
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| Elqui | Valeria Chacana Alarcón | Communist Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Paola Cortés Vega | Independent Democratic Union | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Lombardo Toloza Escorza | Christian Democratic Party | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Francisco Corral Macías | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| María Concha Wagenknecht | National Renewal | Since 11 March 2014 | ||
| Belén Auger Julien | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Pedro Valencia Cortés | Socialist Party | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Ximena Ampuero García | Broad Front | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Limarí | Max Aguirre Rojas | National Renewal | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Carlos Romo García | Socialist Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Bernardo Chávez Araya | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Tatiana Cortés Segovia | Communist Party | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Choapa | Eduardo Ibacache Olivares | Christian Democratic Party | Since 11 March 2022 | |
| Juan Hisi Espinoza | Independent – Christian Democratic Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Ángel González Aguilera | Independent – National Renewal | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Juan Barraza Astorga | Party for Democracy | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
References
- ^ "Organic Constitutional Law on Government and Regional Administration". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
- ^ "Number of regional councillors by region". Servicio Electoral de Chile.
- ^ "Law on regional government leadership". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
- ^ "Regional Council of Coquimbo assumes office for the 2025–2029 term". Regional Government of Coquimbo. Retrieved 2026-02-12.